The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts.
Inside the Colombian cathedral built 180m underground
The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts.
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